Category Archives: Butterfly
Monarch *jackpot*
POSTED BY KIM — I feel like every summer, I search for Monarch eggs and think “This is the year they won’t come!” because I forget that they’re more August egg-layers. So *finally,* yesterday I found some eggs on my … Continue reading
Let the butterfly madness begin!
POSTED BY KIM — Maya and I have been watching the butterfly weed in our yard and containers for Monarch eggs — so far no luck. But we hit the jackpot on the fennel and dill — Black Swallowtail caterpillars! … Continue reading
If you’re in the mood for a tall perennial
POSTED BY KIM — …try Silphium perfoliatum, or cup plant. I apologize if I’ve written about this beauty before, but every summer I’m staggered by how tall it really gets — it’s HUGE. This plant was originally given to me … Continue reading
Filed under Butterfly, Natives, Perennials
Kim and the kids make a pilgrimage to Jonesboro, IL, to see the original ‘Little Annie’ coneflower
POSTED BY KIM — Recently the kids and I made the 3-hour drive to Jonesboro, Ill., home of Eric Stahleber, hybridizer of the ‘Little Annie’ coneflower. I was dying to see the very first ‘Little Annie’ plant, and after digging … Continue reading
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Coneflower Central: Sugar Creek Gardens
POSTED BY KIM — More than one customer has commented this season on our staggering coneflower selection. I have to agree. Before I left work today, I went by the echinacea section, and in no particular order, here’s what I … Continue reading
Filed under Bragging, Butterfly, Natives, Perennials
Check out the coneflower experimental garden at Missouri Botanical Garden
POSTED BY KIM — Sugar Creek Gardens donated a boatload of coneflowers to MoBot recently for their experimental garden — what a great idea! We often get questions about which coneflowers are the hardiest (natives, natch), but with so many … Continue reading
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Let’s celebrate the 2010 perennial of the year: Baptisia australis
POSTED BY KIM — Look how beautiful the baptisia is. It is in its full glory right now, so I can see why the Perennial Plant Association named it the 2010 perennial plant of the year. Baptisia likes full sun … Continue reading
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Coneflower chat: ‘Little Annie’ update — awwww…..
POSTED BY KIM — I’ve planted many, many ‘Little Annie’ coneflowers — the world’s smallest, cutest coneflower to date (and a Sugar Creek exclusive, thanks to hybridizer Eric Stahlheber). As soon as I got them into the ground, most budded … Continue reading
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Daisy lovers — check out ‘Bananas and Cream’
POSTED BY KIM — Everyone loves daisies. But I must say — they’re kind of floppy and only bloom for 2 weeks or so. That leaves many many many weeks of “no daisies” in that spot in your garden. In … Continue reading
Filed under Butterfly, Perennials
